Minor Leagues | Kendrick, Reading prevail

READING - Kyle Kendrick gave up one run in eight innings and Mike Costanzo hit a two-run homer as the Reading Phillies beat the Harrisburg Senators, 4-1, in the Eastern League last night.

Reading is 7-0 against Harrisburg and 4-6 against the rest of the league.

Kendrick struck out six in his eight-inning performance, the longest by a Reading pitcher this season.

Costanzo, a graduate of Archbishop Carroll who was the Philadelphia Phillies' No. 1 draft pick in 2005, scored the go-ahead run in the fourth on a wild pitch by Collin Balester.

He slugged his fourth homer of the season on a 3-0 count in the bottom of the eighth.

Closer Anderson Garcia saved his sixth game in six chances.

Ottawa 9, Scranton 2

MOOSIC, Pa. - Brennan King homered and drove in three runs to back a strong start by Brian Mazone as the Lynx beat the Yankees in the International League.

Trenton 5, Connecticut 3

TRENTON - Justin Christian was 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, two runs scored, and a pair of RBIs as the Thunder beat the Defenders in the Eastern League.

Delmarva 5, Lakewood 4

SALISBURY, Md. - Brandon Tripp's RBI double in the bottom of the 12th led the Shorebirds past the BlueClaws in the South Atlantic League.

Wilmington 6, Frederick 2

FREDERICK, Md. - Kila Kaaihue hit a two-run homer and Jose Duarte added a solo shot as the Blue Rocks beat the Keys in the Carolina League.

Brian McFall was 3 for 5 with a double and an RBI for the Blue Rocks.

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WP: Kyle Kendrick (1-1). LP: Collin Balester (1-1). Save: Anderson Garcia (6). HR: R-Mike Costanzo (4). A: 3,172.

Ottawa001210005 -9 140

Scranton/W-B000000002 -2 70

WP: Brian Mazone (2-1). LP: Curtis Ohlendorf (0-1). HR: O-Brennan King (1); S-Andy Phillips (3).

A: 6,364.

Connecticut021000000 -374

Trenton01010120x -571

WP: Ed Ramirez (3-0). LP: Alexander Hinshaw (1-1). Save: Kevin Whelan (3). HR: T- Matt Carson (3).

A: 3,539.

Lakewood100011000 100 -473

Delmarva000002010 101 -594

WP: Reid Hamblet (2-0). LP: Alexander Concepcion (0-1). HR: D-Brandon Tripp (5). A: 1,327.

Wilmington100002201 -6112

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WP: Lenny Hardy (1-0). LP: Manuel Basilio (0-3). Save: Blake Johnson (1). HR: W-Jose Duarte (1), Kila Kaaihue (1). A: 1,993.